Sen. Byron Pelton
Republican Colorado Senate · District 1 · Colorado
+0.865Left–right score (within Senate)−1 = most liberal, +1 = most conservative in this chamber. Only compare with others in the same chamber.
#31 of 35Chamber rank, liberal→conservative#1 is the most liberal ranked member of this chamber.
95.3%Party unityHow often they vote the same way as most of their own party.
1229Roll calls (6 missed/absent)Recorded votes we have for this session; “missed” means they didn’t vote.
In office since 2023-01-09 · byron.pelton.senate@coleg.gov · leg.colorado.gov/…/byron-pelton · Open States ID 2d0d060c-6d5f-45da-a069-fe2be14547eb
Capitol: State Capitol Room 346, Colorado Building 200 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80203 303-866-6360
Where they sit in the Colorado Senate
Each gray bar counts how many ranked members of the Colorado Senate have a score in that range, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). The colored line is Byron Pelton. Scores are relative to this chamber only.
Chamber, by party
Each tick is one ranked member, placed by their score (blue D, red R, purple I/other). The tall tick is Byron Pelton.
Committees
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Appropriations
- Capital Development
- Legislative Council
- Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning Colorado Jail Standards
- Transportation Legislation Review
- Transportation and Energy
- Water Resources and Agriculture Review
Recent votes (latest 60 of 1229 in the current session data)
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | HB 1430 Adopt amendment L.009 Transportation Funding Adjustments | Yea | Fail |
| 2026-05-12 | HB 1273 Refer House Bill 26-1273 to the Committee on Appropriations. Transportation Network Company Maximum Percent Fare Retention | Nay | Fail |
| 2026-05-12 | HB 1112 Postpone House Bill 26-1112 indefinitely. Regulation of Underground Injection Control Wells | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-12 | HB 1430 Refer House Bill 26-1430 to the Committee of the Whole. Transportation Funding Adjustments | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-12 | HB 1273 Postpone House Bill 26-1273 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the Transportation Network Company Maximum Percent Fare Retention | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1223 Refer House Bill 26-1223, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Modifying Certain Tax Expenditures | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1065 Adopt amendment J.002 Transit and Housing Investment Zones | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1286 Adopt amendment L.017 Automated Driving System Commercial Vehicles | Nay | Fail |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1065 Refer House Bill 26-1065, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Transit and Housing Investment Zones | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1422 Refer House Bill 26-1422 to the Committee of the Whole. Security Measures for Certain Government Entities | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1289 Refer House Bill 26-1289, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Modification of Certain Tax Expenditures | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1418 Refer House Bill 26-1418, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Online Add-on Transaction Fee Youth Service Enterprise | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1416 Refer House Bill 26-1416 to the Committee of the Whole. Transfers to General Fund & Colorado Economic Development Fund | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1307 Refer House Bill 26-1307 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Sunset Colorado Medical Board | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1324 Refer House Bill 26-1324, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Sunset Division of Professions & Occupations | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1221 Postpone House Bill 26-1221 indefinitely. Tax Expenditure Adjustments | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1425 Refer House Bill 26-1425 to the Committee of the Whole. Applied Behavior Analysis Services | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | SB 102 Postpone Senate Bill 26-102 indefinitely. Large-Load Data Centers | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1418 Refer House Bill 26-1418, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Online Add-on Transaction Fee Youth Service Enterprise | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1422 Refer House Bill 26-1422 to the Committee on Appropriations. Security Measures for Certain Government Entities | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1286 Refer House Bill 26-1286 to the Committee of the Whole. Automated Driving System Commercial Vehicles | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1033 Refer House Bill 26-1033, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Expanding the Colorado Cottage Foods Act | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1222 Postpone House Bill 26-1222 indefinitely. Modify Tax Expenditures | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1029 Refer House Bill 26-1029 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Student Representation Commission on Higher Education | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1274 Refer House Bill 26-1274 to the Committee of the Whole. State Agency Payments to Grant Recipients | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1424 Refer House Bill 26-1424, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Transportation Network Company Consumer Protection | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1306 Refer House Bill 26-1306, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Wild Horse License Plate | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1433 Refer House Bill 26-1433 to the Committee of the Whole. Funding to Sustain Fire-Related Services | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1429 Refer House Bill 26-1429 to the Committee of the Whole. County Administration Public Assistance Programs | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1289 Adopt amendment L.073 Modification of Certain Tax Expenditures | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1326 Refer House Bill 26-1326, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Sunset Public Utilities Commission | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1430 Refer House Bill 26-1430, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Transportation Funding Adjustments | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1033 Refer House Bill 26-1033 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Expanding the Colorado Cottage Foods Act | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1286 Refer House Bill 26-1286 to the Committee on Appropriations. Automated Driving System Commercial Vehicles | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1102 Refer House Bill 26-1102, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Funding for Colorado DRIVES Account | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1325 Refer House Bill 26-1325 to the Committee of the Whole. Natural Medicine | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1272 Refer House Bill 26-1272, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Extreme Temperatures Worker Protections | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-11 | HB 1326 Refer House Bill 26-1326, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Sunset Public Utilities Commission | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-08 | SB 183 Refer Senate Bill 26-183, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. State Funding for Colorado School of Mines Capital Construction Costs | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-08 | HB 1016 Refer House Bill 26-1016, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Continuation of Open Educational Resources Program | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-08 | HB 1328 Refer House Bill 26-1328 to the Committee of the Whole. Medicaid Nonemergency Medical Transportation | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-08 | HB 1054 Refer House Bill 26-1054, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Protections for Worker Safety | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-08 | HB 1059 Refer House Bill 26-1059 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Cost Recovery Cash Fund Consolidation | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-08 | HB 1230 Refer House Bill 26-1230 to the Committee of the Whole. Extend Conservation Easement Tax Credit | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-08 | SB 183 Adopt amendment J.001 State Funding for Colorado School of Mines Capital Construction Costs | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-08 | HB 1075 Refer House Bill 26-1075 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Child Welfare Prevention Services Funding | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-08 | HB 1298 Refer House Bill 26-1298 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-08 | HB 1147 Refer House Bill 26-1147 to the Committee of the Whole. Host Home for People with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-07 | HB 1014 Refer House Bill 26-1014 to the Committee of the Whole. Extend Colorado Job Growth Incentive Tax Credit | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-07 | HB 1111 Adopt amendment J.004 Pesticide Product Disposal & Container Recycling | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-07 | HB 1287 Refer House Bill 26-1287 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Sunset Division of Real Estate | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-07 | HB 1428 Refer House Bill 26-1428, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Administration of Publicly Funded Education Programs | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-07 | HB 1340 Refer House Bill 26-1340, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Revegetate or Dry Farm Formerly Irrigated Agricultural Land | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-07 | SB 148 Postpone Senate Bill 26-148 indefinitely. Financing Utility On-Bill Repayment Program | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-07 | SB 148 Refer Senate Bill 26-148 to the Committee of the Whole. Financing Utility On-Bill Repayment Program | Nay | Fail |
| 2026-05-07 | HB 1033 Refer House Bill 26-1033, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. Expanding the Colorado Cottage Foods Act | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-07 | SB 178 Refer Senate Bill 26-178, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Health Insurance Affordability Measures | Nay | Pass |
| 2026-05-07 | SB 185 Refer Senate Bill 26-185 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Enhance Security of Office of Information Technology | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-07 | SB 193 Refer Senate Bill 26-193 to the Committee of the Whole. Local Ordinances & State Employees | Yea | Pass |
| 2026-05-07 | HB 1111 Refer House Bill 26-1111, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Pesticide Product Disposal & Container Recycling | Nay | Pass |